Third annual Produced By Conference is scheduled for June 3-5 in Los Angeles; Morgan Freeman and Larry Gordon also on the speaker list

The Producers Guild of America on Wednesday announced the speaker lineup for its third annual Produced By Conference, which will be conduced June 3-5 in Los Angeles.

Here's the full announcement:

THIRD ANNUAL ‘PRODUCED BY CONFERENCE’ JUNE 3-5

ADDS ROBERT GREENBLATT, MORGAN FREEMAN, DARREN STAR,

LARRY GORDON, KEVIN SMITH AND MORE TO SPEAKER LINE-UP

REPRESENTING $2 billion in financing and incentives, MORE THAN 200 film commissions from around the globe TO EXHIBIT AT AFCI LOCATIONS

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 4, 2011) – The Producers Guild of America’s third annual Produced By Conference (PBC) continues to bolster the event’s speaker line-up and confirm more exhibitor appearances at the jointly held Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Locations show to be held at The Walt Disney Studios on June 3-5, 2011. The unique collaboration of the Produced By Conference along with AFCI Locations will bring together the producing field with an extensive number of domestic and international film commissions.

Reaching across film, television and new media industries, PBC is an educational forum that involves acclaimed producers, including countless Academy Award®-winning filmmakers and Emmy Award® winners, as well as the next generation of creative entrepreneurs. Chairman of NBC Entertainment Robert Greenblatt recently joined the stellar list of Hollywood notables scheduled to speak; along with producer, actor, director Morgan Freeman; “Sex and the City” creator and executive producer Darren Starr; Academy Award®-nominated producer, Larry Gordon; and producer, actor, director, writer Kevin Smith, among dozens of others. A programming guide and a full list of speakers and exhibitors can be found at: www.producedbyconference.com.

More than 200 exhibitor booths, representing film commissions from locations far and wide—from Buenos Aires to Panama to Morocco to Louisiana—will represent $2 billion in financing and incentives. There will be a special featured program at the conference this year called “On the Ground With…,” a series of candid conversations between PGA Producers, Film Commissioners, which highlight producers’ experiences while shooting ‘on the ground’ in a specific state or territory.

Last year’s sold out conference connected more than 1,100 producing professionals. Interested individuals can register online at www.producedbyconference.com.

Among the many topics to be discussed at the 2011 PBC are new media, global finance, producer/director collaboration, distribution, independent film, scripted television, reality television, digital content, brand identity and much more. Standout sessions and conversations on the current PBC 2011 program schedule include:

CONVERSATION: ROBERT GREENBLATT AND MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ

A one-on-one conversation with recently named Chairman of NBC Entertainment, Robert Greenblatt, about his vision for broadcast television, led by Emmy-winning® producer Marshall Herskovitz (LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS, BLOOD DIAMOND, “thirtysomething”).

Academy Award®-nominated producer Larry Gordon (DIE HARD, FIELD OF DREAMS, WATCHMEN) fields any and all questions from the audience for an interactive discussion on the producing craft. Gordon will discuss that with hard work and determination there is ‘no excuse’ to not get into this business.

Joe Berlinger (Crude, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) and Ricky Strauss (Waiting for ‘Superman’, Fair Game, The Beaver) address the burgeoning field of “green” content, focusing on the best methods of conceiving, developing, financing, producing, marketing and distributing projects with a green agenda

CONVERSATION: MORGAN FREEMAN AND LORI MCCREARY

Academy Award® winner, Morgan Freeman along with his producing partner of 16 years, Lori McCreary (“Through the Wormhole,” Invictus), discuss the nature of their creative partnership. Moderator will be David Picker (The Crucible, Lenny, The Jerk).

Hayma “Screech” Washington (“The Amazing Race”) moderates a discussion on how reality and non-fiction television continues to grow. This session puts attendees in touch with networks and company execs out in the marketplace buying original reality and non-fiction programming.

Keri Putnam (Executive Director, Sundance Institute), John Sloss (Exit Through The Gift Shop, The Kids Are All Right, Inside Job) and Eli Roth (THE LAST EXORCISM, THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS) discuss the secrets to making a successful film with $2M or less, moderated by Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2, Insidious).

An in-depth discussion, moderated by John Ziffren (“Greek,” “10 Things I Hate About You,” “The Larry Sanders Show”), about original programming development, branding, differentiation and strategies. Kate Juergens (ABC Family’s EVP of Original Programming & Development) and her team reveal the inside story about how the original programming department of ABC Family really runs.